Daniel MacCarthy Glas Collection- Descriptive List

Descriptive list of the Daniel MacCarthy (Glas) Collection

thinking of introducing a Greek mission into Antrim as "the Eastern Church would suit Protestant prejudice more than the Roman one ..." File includes note regarding 'Archives g é n é alogiques et historiques de la noblesse de France'.

Reference:

PR70/B/290

Date:

3 March 1870

Title: Level:

Letter from George T Macartney, 6 Hatch Street [Dublin] to Daniel MacCarthy.

Item

Extent: Part of:

4pp

PR70/B

Scope and Content: Macartney writes that he is in correspondence with the antiquarian Reverend William Reeves regarding the Macartney line of descent, and discusses the various queries which they are trying to solve. He also makes a suggestion for the dedication in the book which Daniel is currently working on.

Reference:

PR70/B/291

Date:

2 March 1870-7 March 1870

Title:

Letters between J McCarthy, Listowel [County Kerry] and George T Macartney, 6

Hatch Street [Dublin], and a letter from George T Macartney to Daniel MacCarthy. Level: file Extent: 4 letters [3pp, 3pp, 1p and 1p], 1 newspaper cutting, and 1 note [2pp] Part of: PR70/B Scope and Content: Macartney writes to Daniel, enclosing a letter from J McCarthy, Listowel [dated 2 March], a copy of the letter, and a copy of his reply [dated 7 March]. Macartney says J McCarthy is a Protestant who "takes a great interest in the movement". J McCarthy writes that they may have to delay the consecration of the new MacCarthy Mór, as the Bishop of Kerry, David Moriarty is currently in Rome. He also cautions that the "present almost unprecedented state of things in portions of the country, as regards agrarian outrage, murder etc might render the time unfavourable for a movement which however peaceful might create some little excitement." It appears that Macartney also enclosed a newspaper cutting [included] from the Freeman's Journal dated 2 March 1870, which Daniel received from Denis Florence MacCarthy. Macartney returns the cutting with a note saying that it "deserves your custody". The cutting relates to a report that Etenne Stanislaus O'Dunlevie, a native of Poland, has arrived in Dublin to claim possession of estates which formerly belonged to his ancestors in counties Down and Antrim.

Reference:

PR70/B/292

Date:

12 March 1870

Title: Level:

Letter from George T Macartney, 6 Hatch Street [Dublin] to Daniel MacCarthy.

Item

Extent: Part of:

4pp

PR70/B

Scope and Content: Macartney uses most of his letter to quote a section from a recent article in the ninth volume of the Ulster Journal of Archaeology concerning the history of the Macartneys. The article states that the "idea of identifying the Macartneys with the MacCarthys in not supported as far as we know by any genealogical facts but has arisen from the apparent similarity of their names."